Programs

  • Rethinking Recycling Initiative

    RETHINKING RECYCLINGWE TRANSFORM THE BROKEN SYSTEM OF RECYCLING BY FIXING THE VICIOUS CYCLE OF UNRELIABLE DEMAND AND POOR SUPPLY. WE ADDRESS POOR SUPPLY BY DEVELOPING SELF-SUSTAINING, COMMUNITY OWNED RECYCLING PROGRAMS AND UNRELIABLE DEMAND BY WORKING WITH CORPORATE PLAYERS TO ABSORB THE SUPPLY AT A FAIR PRICE ON AN ONGOING BASIS. OUR FLAGSHIP INITIATIVE, RETHINKING RECYCLING, WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES AND INDUSTRY TO CREATE HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE, FINANCIALLY ATTRACTIVE SYSTEMS THAT RAPIDLY INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL RECYCLED INTO PRODUCTIVE USE, INCLUDING SOLUTIONS FOR PLASTICS AND ORGANIC WASTE. ON THE SUPPLY SIDE, WE DEVELOP COMMUNITY-OWNED, SELF-SUSTAINING WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS THAT PRODUCE A RELIABLE STREAM OF HIGH-VALUE RECYCLABLES WHILE SERVING EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY. ON THE DEMAND SIDE, WE WORK WITH CORPORATE PLAYERS TO BUILD AGGREGATION, TRACEABILITY, AND LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS, AND TO CREATE LOCAL MARKETS TO CONSISTENTLY ABSORB THE SUPPLY OF RECYCLED MATERIAL AT A FAIR PRICE. WE REINFORCE THIS APPROACH WITH GOVERNMENT SUPPORT AT THE RIGHT MOMENTS AND AT MULTIPLE LEVELS, TO ENABLE AND SUSTAIN THE FULL-SCALE ADOPTION OF SUCCESSFUL MODELS.IN INDONESIA, OUR VISION IS TO ENABLE THOUSANDS OF COMMUNITY-OWNED, SUSTAINABLE WASTE COLLECTION AND RECYCLING PROGRAMS ACROSS INDONESIA BRINGING EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT TO MILLIONS. WE STARTED WITH A SUCCESSFUL PILOT IN SANUR KAUH, BALI IN 2019 AND HAVE PLANS TO EXPAND OUR REACH IN 2024.IN ARGENTINA, OUR VISION IS TO BUILD RECYCLING INTO EXISTING WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEMS BY DESIGNING SERVICES THAT FIT WITHIN MUNICIPAL BUDGETS AND CREATE VALUE FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES. WE STARTED WITH A PILOT IN BARRIO MUGICA, AN INFORMAL COMMUNITY OF APPROXIMATELY 40,000 RESIDENTS IN BUENOS AIRES IN 2019, EXPANDED TO THE CITY OF OLAVARRIA, AND ARE NOW SCALING TO SEVERAL OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.IN BOTH OF THESE COUNTRIES WE ARE WORKING WITH CORPORATE PLAYERS ON THE DEMAND SIDE TO CREATE TRACEABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY, IMPROVE LOGISTICS, AND BUILD LOCAL MARKETS TO RELIABLY ABSORB THE SUPPLY OF RECYCLED MATERIALS ON AN ONGOING BASIS AT A FAIR PRICE.PLASTIC IQPLASTIC IQ IS A DIGITAL TOOL THAT IS CHANGING THE WAY COMPANIES UNDERSTAND THEIR PLASTIC FOOTPRINT, MAKE BETTER PACKAGING DECISIONS, AND TRANSITION TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY. DELTERRA IS CURRENTLY USING PLASTIC IQ IN INDONESIA AND BRAZIL, WITH PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES IN THE NEXT PHASE OF THE PROJECT. PLASTIC IQ HELPS COMPANIES GO FROM COMMITMENT TO ACTION ON TACKLING PLASTIC WASTE. THE POWERFUL DIGITAL TOOL TRANSLATES CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH INTO PERSONALIZED, DATA-BASED PACKAGING PLANS. IT ALSO ACCOUNTS FOR GHG EMISSIONS, COSTS AND LOCAL REGULATIONS (SUCH AS EPR).
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $5.8M